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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






2. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






3. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






4. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






5. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






6. Application of potassium sulphide






7. Pale green






8. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






9. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






10. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






11. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






12. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






13. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






14. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






15. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






16. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






17. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






18. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






19. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






20. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






21. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






22. The amount of light reflected by a hue






23. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






24. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






25. Creates blue dye






26. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






27. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






28. Known for his glass sculpture






29. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






30. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






31. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






32. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






33. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






34. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






35. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






36. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






37. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






38. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






39. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






40. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






41. Technique of shading using dots to control value






42. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






43. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






44. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






45. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






46. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






47. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






48. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






49. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






50. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face